Home-Based Services - Good Samaritan Society

Provides a wide range of in-home services such as medical care, assistance with everyday household activities, housekeeping, and shopping. Caregivers are licensed nurses, social workers, therapists, and certified aides. Home-based services include medical and non-medical options such as:

• Home Health: Focuses on medical assistance including medication management, rehabilitation services, wound care, social work, and other medical treatments. Other specialized services include postsurgical rehabilitation and evaluation, physical speech, occupational therapies, disease or symptom management, catheter care, and IV therapy.

• Home Care: Assists with daily living activities, light housekeeping, meal preparation, companionship, medication reminders, and more

• Telehealth Services: In-home technology to let caregivers communicate with patients remotely. Telehealth devices include blood pressure monitors, pulse oximeters, medication management systems, and video calls with a care provider.

• Hospice: Hospice care can be provided in the home, at an extended care facility, or inpatient hospice care facility. Provides quality of life to patients and caregivers who have a life-limiting illness. A team of professionals collaborates with the patient and their family in the decision-making process to manage symptoms so their last days may be spent with dignity.

12/12/2024